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and reduce carbon emissions at gas-fired
plants through the integration of green
hydrogen. Siemens is also a developer of
electrolyzer technologies that could bolster
power-to-x solutions.
Russia Eyes Low-Carbon Energy
Future. Russia's Ministry of Economic
Development in March released a draft
energy strategy that could cement its ambitions
until 2035. In a speech on April 2,
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
said the strategy will be implemented in
two stages: The first-until 2025-will be
" aligned with the existing state programs,
and most importantly, with national goals,
national projects and the comprehensive
plan for modernization and expansion of
backbone infrastructure. " The document
notably outlines four key low-carbon scenarios.
These involve energy efficiency
measures, the introduction of a carbon
price, and the development of renewables
and nuclear power. The strategy's
basic scenario would see nuclear output
grow from 203 TWh in 2017 to 225 TWh
in 2030 and 260 TWh in 2050.
Acciona to Build 1-GW Onshore
Wind Behemoth in Australia. Spanish
conglomerate Acciona on March 26 said
it will begin building a massive 1,026-MW
wind park in Queensland, Australia, starting
in mid-2021. The $1.2 billion project
will be sited at the MacIntyre complex
in energy-strapped Queensland, and it
will be built in phases to ensure connection
to the grid for the state's electricity
system, while optimizing the return on
investment, the company said. The entire
complex, which will comprise 180
Nordex Delta4000 turbines (each with a
capacity of up to 5.7 MW) is slated to be
completed in 2024. Acciona will develop
and own 926 MW, and the remaining 100
MW will be built and owned by CleanCo,
a Queensland government-owned generator.
However, the company revealed it
is still negotiating additional supply agreements
with " private clients as well as the
possible involvement of other offtaker-investor
partners " for its 926-MW share of
the project. In March, Acciona also sealed
a power purchase agreement to supply
CleanCo with 400 MW for 10 years. When
completed, the complex will be Acciona's
largest renewable project to date, as well
as one of the largest onshore wind farms
in the world.
Norway Greenlights 88-MW Floating
Hywind Wind Farm. Norway's Ministry
of Petroleum and Industry on April 8 approved
plans for Equinor's development
and operation of the 88-MW Hywind Tampen
wind farm, a floating offshore wind
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farm that will provide power to five oil and
gas platforms (Snorre A and B and Gullfaks
A, B, and C) in the North Sea. When
completed at the end of 2022, the wind
farm will consist of 11 Siemens Gamesa
8-MW wind turbines based on the Hywind
wind farm concept developed by
Equinor. It will be located about 140 kilometers
from shore, between the Snorre
and Gullfaks platforms, at a water depth
of 260 to 300 meters. To date, Equinor
has awarded $331 million in contracts
for the project, whose total investment
is estimated at $486 million. The project
has $223 million in backing from the Norwegian
government as well as about $55
million from a private fund. Other key contracts
have been awarded to Kværner AS
for the substructure; JDR Cable Systems
for the export cables; Wood Group for
modifications of the oil and gas platforms;
and Mammoet for the crane rental. ■
-Sonal Patel is a POWER senior
associate editor.
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